Just what kind of community do you want to live in? Ask yourself that the next time you think about running for town council or stepping up to attend a city hall meeting. Itās a valid question. What kind of community do you want to live in? Itās a surface level question that could have a surface level answer. It could also be a fathomless question with a bottomless answer that really gut-checks reality for you.
āNo one understands their mother!ā That was the line that got the most relief-laden laugh during the 82-minute run time of Dawn, a new play by Tuyįŗæt Thį» Phįŗ”m, currently making its world premiere at Everyman Theatre. And while the sentiment may indeed be very true, its placement and timing were the exact break of levity that was required in the heaviness of the work as a whole. Directed by Seonjae Jim,
Some people build fences to keep people out. Other people build fences to keep people in. A powerful statement to be sure; an evocative thought that primes the mind for the emotional journey that is August Wilsonās Fences. Produced at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company as a part of the multi-year, city-wide Baltimore August Wilson Celebration, this striking production is a theatrical pleasure, inviting audiences into the intimate details of day-to-day life in the backyard of the Maxson home in Pittsburgh,
Lynn Nottageās Intimate Apparel has local origins; originally a co-production between Baltimoreās Center Stage and Californiaās South Coast Repertory in 2003, it went on to a 3-month Off-Broadway run starring Viola Davis. The material also has a direct link to Nottageās family history and was inspired by her great-grandmotherās life as a seamstress in the early 1900ās. Nottage found that the narrative and stories of black women in the early 1900ās were largely absent by researching her great-grandmotherās life.
A Black family at Christmas finds love and humor dealing with Motherās cognitive issues.
Cockpit In Court at CCBC Essex (formerly Essex Community College) presents DOT at the Cabaret Theatre in the Robert and Eleanor Romadka College Center. DOT, a relatively new play, (2016), describes itself as ātwisted and hilariousā but thatās not entirely accurate. Let me get through this intro and Iāll explain. Itās a family show that isnāt remotely family-appropriate,
Ay, me! Whatās in a name? Would a show by any other name still be so tragic? Probably. The Bardās Wagon Players have surfaced for their annual summertime āShakespeare in the Parkā production! And this yearā the sizzling summer of 2022ā itās none other than the infamous tragedy, Romeo & Juliet. Directed by Nathan Rosen, Produced by Bob Frank, and Stage Managed by Liana Olear, this outdoor offering has two different locationsā Hannah More Park in Reisterstown and Catonsville Community Park in Catonsvilleā over the course of two different weekends,
Reconā they donāt speculate. They observe and report. Sort
of like theatre critics. We donāt speculateā we observe and report. Observing
now: Crusade the only full-length production of the Baltimore
Playwrights Festival in the 2019 calendar year. Crusade, written by Bruce
Bonafede, is a world premiere making its debut in association with the BPF
through Rapid Lemon Productions at the Baltimore Theatre Project. (BPF, RLP,
BTP, over and out!) Directed by Timoth David Copney,
In what ways have we cloaked, and even hidden from ourselves, the secret bargains we have made with our own devils? Donāt we all have our own junk? Isnāt it all just the bitch of living? Stillpointe Theatre understands all too well these concepts of self-discovery, these moralistic masquerades that stifle the expression youth as they blossom into adults. Preparing to round out their seventh season, Stillpointe Theatre presents Spring Awakening,
Nubia will never die! And Baltimoreās own ArtsCentric is making sure of this is a known fact in their production of Aida, with music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang. Kevin S. McAllister, Cedric D. Lyles, and Shalyce N. Hemby skillfully band together to bring a first-rate rendition of this timeless love story.
Kevin S. McAllister does a masterful job with his direction of this production.
Has a singular article of clothing from somewhere in your life ever moved you? Maybe it was your prom dress. Your first bra? A black sweater or your favorite t-shirt? It is a universal thread over which women bond: their clothing. Presented for a three-weekend limited engagement, the Arts Collective @ Howard Community College brings a treasured time capsule of womenās life, relationships, and their wardrobe to the stage with Nora and Delia Ephronās Love,